Sex Toy Causes Evacuation Of Amtrak Train Station

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December 30, 1996

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — A mysterious ticking from a suitcase prompted the evacuation of several dozen people Sunday from the city's train station. The noise turned out to be a vibrating sex toy. Police evacuated the building after Amtrak personnel reported a ''ticking sound'' coming from a piece of luggage in the storage area, Lt. Robert Thibodeau said. The bag had been checked in advance by a passenger traveling to Atlanta today. The suitcase's owner came to the station to claim his property after he was reached by police.